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The AIDS Education Forum was held on March 3, 1986 in McBryde Hall on the Virginia Tech campus. It was organized and sponsored by a variety of campus organizations, including Lambda Horizon. Dr. Richard Keeling, director of Student Health Services at Virginia Tech, was chairman of the AIDS Education task force. The keynote speech was given by the Chairman of the AIDS Task Force of the American College Health Association. The forum also featured presentations by two AIDS patients.

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This film was originally a 35mm slideshow created by Mark Weber as an assignment for hia 'Design in the New Environment' class at Virginia Tech. The slideshow consists of photographs taken of female impersonators in their dressing rooms and on stage at The Park, a nightclub in Roanoke, Virginia, circa 1986. The slideshow is set to the song "I Am What I Am" by Gloria Gaynor.

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The homecoming parade of 1957 was captured on film by several home-movie takers attending the ceremony. Scenes include many floats, warm-up exercises for the t eam and a look around the campus after the game.

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The Corps' Regimental Band is shown marching in and around Blacksburg in this home-movie style footage. Scenes include parade style marching on Main Street, a half-time show in Miles Stadium, the folding of the flag in front of Lane Hall, and the mascot collie who appears in all of these corps films.

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The Virginia Tech ROTC Regimental Band marches around the mall, drill field and Miles Stadium. Shows scenes of campus in November 1963 in the background. Foot age is rough cut, but provides unique nostalgia.

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Shows corpsmen greeting each other after summer break. Then, in full dress uniform, Virginia Tech's entire corps is shown marching during half-time at the VPI vs VMI game. Later, back at Tech, the troops display their marching talents on the drill field, then are dismissed.

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Presents a detailed look at Virginia Polytechnic Institute's buildings and groun ds as they were during the 1930's. Short glimpses of 'downtown' Blacksburg, the surrounding countryside and automobiles of that time are provided.